The House

   Well, it's official! We are moving back into our house! We decided that this was doable a couple of months ago when we were able to pay off our credit card and our van (therefore freeing up monthly funds for actual living expenses!). At the time we decided that it would be best to move after I was done with finals for this semester, because moving and going to school can be a hot mess!

   Soon after that our renters gave notice, which is nice in some ways (we don't have to feel crappy for kicking them out) but not so nice in others (they now haven't paid their last months rent... oh, the joys, and since no one will be in the house we figured we might as well get our butts in there).

   Anyways, I'm still way excited to have my own space again and not feel like both the kids and us are in the way or that we need to have anyones approval for how we are raising our kids or living our lives. This feeling has not so much to do with my in-laws as the fact that we are living in someone else's home... anyone else's home would make me feel that way.

   My In-laws have been great! They really were what made the difference between us foreclosing and going bankrupt and being able to weather this storm. While we see differently on many things I think we were able to find an equilibrium that we did okay with for the most part.

   My mother-in-law has been an angel in being willing to help out with the kids when Jer has to work (his shifts change) and I have class. For the most part my work and the kids don't conflict but my class schedule and the kids do, especially, like I said, when Jer has to work. Now that Goober is getting older he is able to help out with supervising the younger ones for short periods of time (which is AWESOME!!!) but I still have one fairly long night class that I don't feel good about leaving him for the full length of the time.

  Anyways, the renters should be out (at the latest) by the last day of this month!, so looking forward to seeing what the state of everything is and getting a move on! Get it? MOVE on.

  Ok, lame... I know. meh.